# N8681P: 1965 Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 2003-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-4129
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 1987
- Certificate issued: August 25, 2000
- Last registry action: July 2, 2001
- Mode S code: ABEF18
- Owner when cancelled: [Raney Ronald N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANEY%20RONALD%20N)
- Location: [Welch, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Welch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9296° N, 102.1335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79377, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8681P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8681P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8681P-2003-01-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-24-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW02FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA192), Jun 30, 2002: Piper PA-24-260 (N8681P), Gorman, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control and the exceedence of the design limits of the airplane which resulted in an in-flight break-up. A factor was inadvertent VFR flight into IMC.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20020630015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630015109A), Jun 30, 2002: Piper PA24260 (N8681P), Gorman, TX, No damage, 4 fatal. (-23) On June 30, 2002, at 1150 CDT, a Piper PA-24-260, N8681P, owned by ronald neil raney, [privacy data omitted] had an accident while enroute to an unknown…
- [Incident 19780115003109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780115003109I), Jan 15, 1978: Piper PA24260 (N8681P), Lamesa, TX, Minor damage. Inadvertently retracted landing gear on landing rollout.

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